Category Archives: Holidays

A sea mist hung about over the fields this morning until gone 11.00 am, and it never really cleared all day. We had an odd sort of day really. We set off in the mist (sea fret off the North Sea I think) to find our way to the House of Dun by Montrose. This… Read More »

Off to Glamis today, but scarcely had we got going when the sat nav (Tom Tom Start 60) began to play up. I have no idea what was wrong with it, but I suspect that for some reason it was not picking up the GPS signal. We abandoned the sat nav, and worked our way… Read More »

Today we both seem to be sitting about not doing very much. Tired after yesterday I expect. In the late afternoon we went down into Arbroath to look for “The Old Brewery” which we had read about and which seemed to be a likely place to find something to eat. On arrival we found that… Read More »

Monday, 12th September 2016 Arbroath Target for today is Stonehaven, and Catterline. The weather appears to be more overcast than yesterday, but not too dull. Montrose, unlike some towns, gives a good impression as the visitor arrives. Industry is visible but the road crosses the waterway to and from the Montrose Basin and goes through… Read More »

Sunday, 11th September 2016 Arbroath Good sleep. Sunny morning. Central heating “on” and an autumnal, Septemberish feel about things. It clouded over a bit later on but the sun broke through quite often. After a quiet day recuperating from driving, we went to a local restaurant at Auchmithie, a hamlet on the cliffs north of… Read More »

We had a pleasant drive to South Queensferry where we made use of the loos in the Forth Bridge Bistro and bought some post cards. We then made our way through the road works and construction of the new Forth Bridge to North Queensferry and managed to park in the street and get into Rankin’s… Read More »

Home to Craiguart House, Peebles We set off soon after 10.00 am and stopped at the Garage for petrol and to check the tyres. The fitter, came up to us and said, “Do you know that your exhaust is blowing ?” “No” (Because I wouldn’t hear it anyway, being deaf . . . ) “Where… Read More »

I am fed up to the back teeth with coffee in cafes ! You are ? Yes I am. Totally fed up. What’s brought this on all of a sudden ? The Lunchbox. That nice little place ? Usually very good. Whatever did they do wrong ? I went in for a coffee and a… Read More »

We returned as we went. Shopped at Kilnford Barns for present s for the neighbours, and had a bit of lunch there. Not nearly so crowded as two weeks ago and so pleasanter. We went down the A75 to Gretna and thence through Longtown, Brampton and Alston to the Cahtterbox Café in St Johns Chapel. … Read More »

This was the sad day of the holiday – the day when one’s mind is inevitably fixed on packing (will it all go in ?) and cleaning up. We had bought so many books (we kid ourselves that we are slowly getting rid of books !) that it was something of a puzzle to know… Read More »